Germany vs United States: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Germany
10.9%
in 2024
United States
10.8%
in 2024
Germany rank
127th
United States rank
129th
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 10.9% against 10.8% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 127th and United States ranks 129th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 11.5% | 1.1% | United States |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 11.0% | 1.0% | United States |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.0% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.3% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 0.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Germany or United States?
- Germany, at 10.9% against 10.8% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Germany and United States?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for tax revenue?
- Germany ranks 127th and United States ranks 129th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.